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Show Chicago Quotations - i 1 1 CHICAGO, Dec. 22. Favorable weather and prospects of a larger movement, of the crop had a bearish effect today on corn. Selling, how-over, how-over, was not of an aggressive character. char-acter. Accordingly the market tended to keep within a narrow range. Opening Open-ing quotations, which varied from unchanged figures to c lower, were followed by a slight rally in some cases. Oats eased down with corn. The 1 i Vi m-n 1 I It. l . . nuvjiai ouyiJiiut, m uie country counted in favor of the bears. Hog market strength lifted provisions. provi-sions. Trade, though, was very small. Week-end adjustment of trades brought about a moderate advance later lat-er in corn. The market closed firm, Vt to c net higher with January $1.2516 and May 1.23 to ?1.23. Awarding of large government contracts con-tracts helped subsequently to uphold the provision advance. CHICAGO MARKETS Open. High. Lotv. Close. Corn Jan. 1.2-116 .1.25 1.24 1.25 May 1.22 1.23 1.22 1.231 Oats-Dec. Oats-Dec. .76 .77 .75 .76 May .73 .74 VL .72 .74 Pork Jan. 4G.25 46.60 46.30 ' 46.45 May 46.00 Lard Jan. 24.25 24.60 24,52 24.57 May - 24.75 24.S7-' 24.75 24.80 Ribs-Jan Ribs-Jan 24.47 24.62 24.52 24.60 May 24.85 24.95 24.82 24.90 . KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22. HOGS Receipts 2000; market steady. Bulk, $15.7516.40; heavy, $16.10g16.50; packers and butchers, $15.6016.45; light, $15.50(16.30; pigs. $12.5015.00. CATTLE Receipts 1000; market stead'. Prime fed steers, $12.50 14 90; dressed beef steers, $11.00(f 12 60; western steers, $8.7510 60; cows, $5.509.10; heifers, $6.00 30 65; stockers and feeders, $7.00 10.00; bulls, $6.009.00; calves, $6.00 (13.00. SHEEP Receipts 1000; market steady. Lambs, $15.00 15.75; yearlings, year-lings, $12.00(5 13.50; wethers, $11.00 12.50; ewes, $10.0011.35. ' CHICAGO HOG MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 22. HOGS Receipts, Re-ceipts, . 12,000; market firm. Bulk, $16.3016.75; light, $15.6015.70; mixed, $16.1016.S5; heavy, $16.05( 16.S5Trough, $16.0516.20; pigs, $11.50 14.75. OMAHA LIVESTOCK. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 22. HOGS Receipts, 4S00; market 10c to '15c higher. Heavy, $16.1516.50; mixed, ?16.2516.40; light, $16.1016.50; pigs, $10.00(5)17.00; bulk of sales, $16.2516.40. CATTLE Receipts 300; market steady. Native steers, ,$8.50(13.50; cows and heifers, $6.50(5)10.50; western west-ern steers, $7.5011.00; Texas steers, $7.0010.00; cows and heifers, $6.00 59.00; canners, $5.006.00; stockers and feeders, $6.0011.00; calves, $8.5012.75; bulls, stags, etc., $6.00 8.60. SHEEP Receipts 1500; market steady. Yearlings, $11.5013.25; weihers, $11.0012.50; ewes, ?D.75 11.25; lambs, $14.0016.00. LOCAL STOCK MARKET UNION STOCI YARDS, OGDEN, Dec. 22. CATTLE Receipts, 276; market, steady; choice steers, $9.00 10.00; good, $8.009.00; feeders, $7.00 (5)8.00;.. choice cows and heifers, $7.00 $7.50; fair to good, $6.00(5)7.00; canners, can-ners, $4..00(g)5.00; feeder cows, $5.00 6.00; 'veal calves, $9.00g10.00. HOGS Receipts, 256; market, steady; tops, $15.50; bulk of sales, $15.40. SHEEP Receipts, 2924; market, steady; lambs, $1516; ewes, $9.00 10.00. HORSES No receipts. Today's sales: 29 steers, 1076 pounds, $8.75. 5 bulls, 1168 pounds, $5.75. |
